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UNTTED STATES PATENT FFICE.

ZACI-IARY T. FRENCH AND \VILLIAM C. MEYER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS,

ASSIGNORS TO THE GOODYEAR SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF HART- FORD, CONNECTICUT.

SOLE-SEWING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 473,870. datedApLril @1855. )1

Application filed October 4, 1890: Serial No. 367,066- (No niodeh) I P31 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, ZACI-IARY T. ERFlN'Ql I and WILLIAM C. MEYER, of Boston; county of Suffolk, State of Massaohiisetta hme inis a specification"; like-"lettersandfigures'on the drawings representing like fpartsfi i l e-n1 achiue herein to be --d*escribed in' tendedasaii imp'i'o vemeht upon that-described in UnitedStates LettersP-at'eht u rmefloey dated October 851889;, thejoljj eetbeingto sinrplify the eons truotion and i nproy'ethe opera- 1 tionof the I partsin-order that the, inaohine may be rurf'at; greater speed and with less power, andfinstead citemployingsprings for various lnovemen tswehave adopted earns and deyices'"t o insure positi v e niotion.

We have improved the jconstrt ietion' and operation ofthe-p'arts instrumental in controlling the ii eedle tliread', o that the stitoh is better and'finiore firinly set-,the'stitch being set while the Workisiinder compressiomthedegree of \ivhih' n ay b elyaried, according to the requirements o'fthe stoclzf. Int-l1epateht referred to the stoeldrestedruip'on' a inovable Work-support, the position ojfhnfhieh 'i'vas Varied aceordingto the thickness of*tl1'e, stoekbut herein the Work-supportisstationary and the stockis acted upon b yvafirefsser foot, the pressure of which on ftl eistoel'c is yariablein extent, as required, thesaid Dresser-foot also acting automatically thi ough variations "in thickness of the stoclcto eontrolthe pulling" off from the thread-supplyof"in'ore or less thread, as required for; the s'ti'toli to belnade. Ye have also providedftlfe naohii1ewi'ith a positively-aotuatedWhreztddioolr-chn nected to a slide-bar, whereby the tl read'is'so held'and controlled that it will not bedi awn acrossthe hook of the needle while 'th'e loopis being formed by it. Me have also provided the machine with means for positively actuating the needle-guide in both directions; it beihg' made to cover and protect the hook of the needle while the loop of ueedle-thr'eadfis being drawn up by the take-up, have made the and and the parts for actuati ng'it adjustable With relation to the needle to thus may begofsuitable "shapetosupport thelwo k;

adapt it'to needle'sofidifferentdiameters; and We have also made thfihread -liftr adjustable horizontallyt'e aclapt ittoj the" diameter df the; needle used} W e haveso coiistiucted m r ed-snu andlthe ta ts for actuating a v and adjusting the throwthereof; accordingto the length of stitchQtha t in any adjustment er t e p t th i d W ll y g ter correctly with the es-11015111 th tockf I Fig re l-"is a frontelevation *o'fgaj urfie ut portion of asol e-sevt'ing rnachine jcontaiiiing our imp 'ovelnentsto enable our invention to be'understood; FigL'Q, a top or plarfiriew thereof, said figure showing the fina'in' shaft and the cams B 0 DE thereon bydotted lines; they beingfso shown to euable,their position tobeireadily seen and yet leave 'tlie rollerg studs other partshctuated by them fullv isible; Fig" 3; a right-hand ehdelev'atfoh; F11 4, ale'ftahand' end elevation "with thedrivihg: pulley shown atthedeftl in Fig l r e'motr Figs} l an( l eate deta'i lspfthe:pulliilfafili au i li arytake-u p, i v Fig.'5 is a section in" me e -3 1 s- 7, n 8 Sh peat: i ely -injtull lines the' need.1e cam,ft 1'; +p l5 cam jand threaded feed cainithe'said 'fi' t-fes valsoshowing by dotted "'l ilne"s "t'he shapelbf other cams to bereferred to. se 3 chiefiyto tional detail "in the unta,

show the devices instrumental inVaryinqthe 8o throwof th'e"pull offlsaid deyices being u'u. der t h'e control ofi the p resser-footi FigilOg ari enlarged detail ot the needle-carrying 5 g; inent' aiiclitsg'uidef i s; 11 12, a'nti 'l3 are P p ral viewsofiheP ems B a C; Fig; 14,2; detail 'shoWiugth'e loop'er, its oai'ryi n bar, and the yokein which it slides; Fig". 15, adetailshowing thepresser-foot and the cooperating -'paWl s and ratchet r toothed dogs for holding and releasingth'e'l sa e-and raga; lati'ng its pressure on thestock; Figs. 16 and 1? detailslot the frameQ fiIan'd cooperating parts operative in moving, the pull-oft fora variable distance accordingto the thickness of th'e' stoe'kf "Fills. lSto 2l aredeta'ilg h w, in g the=presser-foot and co operating'jjartsff ing partsf-l ljl iis fra ne ii ork has suitable bearings for the 111E111 shaft A',having"fast 10o 65 stitch.

upon it a series of cams B O D E, the shaft being rotated in anyusual manner. The cam I B has a peripheral groove B, and a side groove B (Shown in Fig. 8.)

The frame-work has a guide-box A in which is fitted to move longitudinally the feed-slide 13 it having at its inner end an upright B which receives a fixed stud a, upon which is mounted looselythe usual awl-seg- 1o ment a, (see Fig. 5,) to which is attached the awl a The awl-segment derives its movement of oscillation from the segmental lever a mounted loosely upon the stationary stud F, the said segmental lever having a roller or other stud a which enters a groove 0 in the left-hand side of the cam O.

The frame-work A has a rigid portion A the forward end of which supports the stud b, upon which is mounted loosely the needlecarrying segment I), it having attached to it the curved hooked needle b The segment I) has a boss b which receives upon it loosely the needle-guide segment the teeth of which (see Fig. 10) are engaged by the teeth of a pin- 1 z 5 ion 6 attached to or forming part of a rockshaft 6, extended loosely through the part A of the frame-work, the said rock-shaft having secured to it at its opposite end a clam p-pinion 11", (shown in Fig. 4,) which is engaged and oscillated for the proper distance by means of a segmentally-toothed cam-lever 12 of elbow shape, which is free to turn upon a stud b the upwardly-extended arm of the said lever 6 having a roller or other stud, which enters 5 the cam-groove b in the right-hand side of the cam E, the shape of the said cam-groove being designated by dotted lines in Fig. 7. i

The needle-carrying segment I) derives its motion from the segmentally-toothed lever I9 40 fulcrumed at its rear end upon the stationary stud F referred to, the said lever having a roller or other stud 11 which enters a suitable groove b in the right-hand side of the cam D, the shape of the said groove being shown in dotted lines, Fig.

Prior to this invention it has been customary to provide the needle-guide segment with a slot, which was entered by a pin carried by the needle-segment, the needle-guide 5o segment being controlled as to its movement toward the stock by a spring and being lifted hook the guide may be made to cover the barb of the hook, and thus obviate any possibility of the loop of needle-thread just discharged from it from being again caught upon the hook of the needle during the making of the In prior machines whenever the loop caught upon the hook of the needle after having been once discharged, the thread then being drawn up to complete the stitch and inclose the shuttle-thread, was broken.

The portion A of the frame-work before referred to has connected to it by a suitable screw the work-support d, which in this instance of our invention is stationary.

The cam D referred to has at its left-hand side a groove 61, which receives a roller or other stud d carried by a leverD, having at its front end segmental teeth d gwhich engage a pinion D fast on the shuttle-driving shaft D (shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2,) said shaft having at its outer end a shuttle-driver which by contact with the shuttle D oscillates the same in the race D The said shuttle, its race D and its bobbin-case, and the arm D which co-operates with the said bobbin-case to prevent it from rotating, are and may be all as in United States Patent No. 424,966, granted to us on the 8th day of April, 1890. It will be understood that the awl remains in the stock while the latter is fed over the work-support in usual manner.

In this presentinvention we have provided the upright B withabearing-stud e, on which is mounted loosely an elbow-shaped lever' 6'. (Best shown in Figs. 1 and 8, and also in Figs.

15, 1S, and l9,where said lever is represented detached.) The lever e at its front end has attached to it the presser-foot e and at its rear end the said lever has jointed to it a link 6 which is extended loosely through a lug e of an arm e mounted loosely upon a boss 6 (see Figs. 4 and 5 of the lever e',) the link 6 above the said lug receiving upon it a washer e, acted upon by a spiral spring 6 adjustable as to its force by a nut e screwed upon a threaded part of the said link. The rear end of the arm 6 is provided with a ratchet-toothed dog a, which is engaged at times by one or more pawls e varying, preferably, in length, to thus provide in usual manner for finer adjustments, said pawls being pivoted upon a lever 6 having its fulcrum on a stud e and provided with a roller or other stud 6 which enters a groove 6 (See Fig. l in the right-hand side of the cam O.) The inner end of the lever c is also provided with a ratchet-toothed dog, as 6 (see Figs. 1 and 4,) which dog is engaged by a pawl e, mounted loosely upon a stud e connected with the rigid projection A of the frame-work, the said pawl having a rearward extension e, which is normally acted upon by a spring 6 carried by the lever 6 which spring normally keeps the said pawl in engagement with the dog 6 The pawls e are likewise acted upon by a suitable spring 6 which normally keeps them in engagement with the ratchet-toothed dog a". The normal pressure of the presser-foot upon the stock may be increased or decreased according to the character of the stock, by the rotation of the nut 6 The rear end of the lever c has a transverse hole 30, in which is fitted to slide 1011 gitudinally a pin 3, (shown best in Fig. 9,)

which is extended horizontally from a frame f, slotted at its lower end to embrace and be guided by a rock-shaft f (see Figs. 16 and 17,) mounted in the frame A (See Fig. 9.) This frame f has, as shown, a boss f (see Figs. 9 and 16,) which receives a stud f proj ecting from a slide-box f which receives in its groove a loose block f, (shown in section in Fig. 9,) the said block being mounted upon the end of a stud-screw f carried by an arm f fast upon the rock-shaft f.

The upper end of the slide-boxy has a suitable stud or projection, which is embraced by the end of a connecting-rodf jointed at f to an elbow-leverf, having its fulcrum on the long stud F, the inner end of the said lever having a roller or other stud f (shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3,) which enters the cam-groove B at the left-hand side of the cam B.

To prevent accidental tipping out of vertical position of the framef, we hEING provided the machine with an abutment f which serves as a guide for the frame, while one face of the frame A serves as a guide for the inner end of the pin 3.

It will be understood that the frame f rises and falls with the lever e and that the slidebox, rising and falling with it, occupies different positions with relation to the block f on the stud-screw f but in all positions of the frame f the vibrations of the slide-box about its fulcrum, which is the stud f are the same, and consequently the rock-shaftf will receive a greater or less movement, according to the position of the said frame f.

The position of the frame carrying the slid ebox is made variable, according to the thickness of the stock upon which the presserfoot rests. This variation in the position of the frame f is made available as a means by which toautomatically vary the amount of needle-thread which is to be drawn off from the th read-supply to accommodate for the thickness of stock being operated upon, it being understood that enough thread is to be drawn off from the thread-supply preparatory to making each stitch for the next stitch to be made. The thread is so drawn off by a pull-off composed of an arm f, fast upon the rock-shaft f, the said shaft having at its left-hand end, viewing the front of the machine, an arm g, (shown separately inFig. 4%) which is provided with a sheave 4, about which the thread i is led from the tension device or thread-supply t.

The thread if is carried from the said sheave 5 elevated.

Q22 to the f1tD'l6-WQlll- (Seealand 45.) From this sheave 5 the needle-thread isearried down abou tuthe sheave. on the. take-up The .screw 9 and stud- 7. are? screwed into a standig attached. by a screw lever 9 forming part of a rock-shaft g and having an arm 9 at right angles to the arm which arm by link g is jointed to a lever having as its fulcrum a stud 9 the upper end of the said lever having a roller or other stud 912, which enters a cam-groove 9 (see Fig. 4) at the left-hand side of the cam E. The rock-shaft 9 forming part of the takeup lever, as herein represented, is reduced near one end to receive the thread-clamping lever h, the front end of which is concaved to fit a groove in the sheave g and come directly in contact with the needle-thread to clamp the same and hold it firmly in place, not only While the take-up acts to set the stitch, but also whilethe pull-off acts to pull off thread from the thread-supply, the said clampinglever acting substantially as does the clamp bearing the number 5 in Patent No. 412,703, granted to us October S, 1889; but in said patent the said clamp was controlled as to. its strength by springs, whereas in this present invention the clamp is actuated positively, as will be described.

Referring to Fig. 4:, it will be seen that the rear end of the clamp-lever 7L has a toe, Which enters a notch in an arm .71, connected to or forming part of a rock-shaft 71 having an upwardly-extendcd arm 71 having a hole for the reception of the shank of a T-shaped stud 7a", through which is extended and made adjustable by nuts 12 13, a link 71 jointed to the lower end of a lever h, having its fulcrum at h7 in a suitable stand upon the framework, the upper end of the said lever having a roller or other stud 71 (shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1,) which enters the cam-groove 7L9. (Shown by dotted lines in the right-hand side of the cam E, see Fig. 7.) By the adjustment of the nuts 13 14 it is possible to clamp the thread between the clamping-lever and the stud g with any desired pressure and at just the desired time, that depending upon the size of the thread.

The groove B in the periphery of the cam B receives a roller or other stud B extended from a lever B having as its fulcrum a stud B in a stand B one end or arm of the said lever, as B, (see Fig. 1,) being providediwith a groove for the reception ofra bl ock' '15,

mounted loosely ona stud ;16,x(shownbydot: ted lines, Fig. 2,) carried by the feed regulating lever B yhavin g as its fulcru-m'a stud 17, erected uponran ear Bl 'ofxrthefeed-slided3 Thelgzroove in the under sideof the1a1'mrBF is j I l'evewmay'be moved toregulate the length of i 3 ,lirthispresenhnrachine the feed-regulating feed, and yet the needle, when it approaches the stock,will always register with or enter correctly the hole made in the stock by the awl.

The feed-slide has connected to it in an adjustable manner by a bolt 20, an ear B an upright part of which car receives an adj usting-screw 2l,which besides engaging the ear is screwed into the upright B This adjusting-screw by its rotation adjusts the feedslide and the parts carried by it, so as to adapt them to needles of different diameter. The lever c has connected to it a hand-lever 6*, by which the presser-foot may be lifted when it is desired to remove or replace work I 5 upon the work-support.

. The frame-work of the machine has a suit able stud 1%, upon which is mounted a lever on of irregular shape. (Best shown in Figs. 2 and 3.) The forward end of this lever has 2o secured to it by screw m the thread-lifter m or the device which engages the loop of thread drawn through the stock by the hooked needle, takes the said loop from the needle and opens and spreads it preparatory to the entrance therein of the point of the shuttle D.

By loosening the clamp-screw m which embraces a projection 88 of the thread-lifter, the said lifter may be adjusted toward and from the needle in any direction to enableit to operate properly with aneedle of any desired diameter, this being important for the best sewing. In the present instance the lever m has a stud 22, which is provided with a loose block 23, preferably square, and shown in Fig. 2 by breaking away the end of the lever m where it is grooved for the reception of the said block. The lever M has its fulcrum on the stud F and is provided with a roller or other stud 23 which enters a cam-groove m (shown by dotted lines in Fig. 5) in the right-hand side of the cam C. The needlethread t, from the take-up lever described, is r hed through ahole in a suitable eye-piece t and thence through a hole in a looper t which is clamped by a screw 25 to the looper-carrying slide 15 (shown in Fig. 2 and separately in Fig. 14,) the said slide having a stud, as 24,

on which is mounted loosely a block 25, which is embraced by the forked end of an elbow- 5ol ever t having its fulcrum on a stud t the said lever at its opposite end having a rolleror other stud t, which enters the peripheral groove 15 in the cam O. The slide-bar t slides in bearings 26 27 of a yoke n, having its fulcrum on a stud n, the said yoke having a roller or other stud 28, which enters the peripheral groove n in the cam D.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the looper may be made -to describe a somewhat irregular or elliptical path about the hook of the needle to thus deliver the needle-thread to the needle while the latter is through the stock.

To obviate the rendin g of the needle-thread across the hook of the needle while thelatter is drawing the loopof needle-thread through the stock, we have provided the machine with a thread-holder a which is made as a hook at the lower end of a slide-bar a fitted to slide in a guide-box n fiXed to or forming part of the frame-work, the inner end of the said bar having a roller or other stud 30, (shown by dotted lines, Fig. 4:, and full lines Fig. 2,) which enters a cam-groove 31 in the right-hand side of the cam D, said groove being shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6. The sole or other thing to be stitched is placed upon the work-support, and the presser-foot is allowed to descend upon the work, it being kept upon the work by a force measured by the spring a, (see Fig. 3,) one end of which bears against the lower end of the frame f. In this condition the pawls e and e engage, respectively, the dogs a and c and the lever e is moved, causing the pawl e engaging the dog 6 to turn the arm 6 about its pivot, causing the lug e acting on the washer a to lift the presser-foot e the spring at such time yielding so as to hold the stock firmly but with a yielding pressure against the spring 6 thus lifting the rod e and the rear end of the lever e carrying the presser-foot, it then resting on the stock, and as the rear end of the presser-carrying lever e is raised the pawl e engages the dog 6 and holds the presser-foot down firmly against the stock, which it depresses at the stitch-making point. The stock being clamped, the awl rises and perforates the stock. After the awl is through and well into the stock and before it commences to feed the stock, the lever e is moved so that one end thereof strikes the extension e of the pawl 6 thus releasing the latter from the dog 6 the lever at the same time releasing the pawls e from the dog 6. This leaves the presser bearing upon the stock by a force due only to the spring n, and at this time the feed takes place in usual manner by a horizontal movement of the feedslide. Just as the awl starts to rise the looper is moved automatically toward the left, viewing the front of the machine, and it remains in its backward position and places its thread behind the hook of the thread-holder a which is then in its forward position. While the awl is in the stock and the latter is being fed, the thread-holder a by camgroove 31, is drawn in, it engaging the needle-thread and holding the same. While the awl is being retracted the needle comes down andenters the hole made in the stock by the awl, and the awl and presser-foot are moved back again to the right, and when back the pressure is again put onto the presser-foot through the lever e by the pawls, as before described. During the traverse of the needle through the stock, the thread-carrying looper is moved forward and to the right, viewing Fig. 1, to lay its thread into the hook of the needle 19 The needle having reached its lowermost point and having received upon it the needle-thread between the end of the looper and the threadholder, the needle commences to draw a loop, and the thread-holder moves forward sas ett te fntwa tocover the barb ofthe ne e;

to give up to the needle the thread held by it, such thread being in loop form and of a length sufficient to obviate the rending of the thread across the hook of the needle as the latter rises to draw the loop. \Vhile the needle is drawing its loop through the stock, the take-up g rises slightly and gives up some of its thread, as required, not only by the needle but by the thread-lifter and the shuttle, it being understood that the thread-lifter m engages that side of the loop of thread drawn up by the needle which is extended to the threadsupply, the threadlifter acting upon the said loop while it is held by the hook of the needle to thus expand the same for theentranje ejof the point of the shuttle, andgassoo'n thelpoint of the shuttle is well into the 'l ofop thezloop is discharged from-"the lifter andiiff ghe'lhook of the needle onto the shuttle, this-being done while the shuttle j'is being carried thro ugh thefldop of n'edl-e threadli rhea the needleufliciently i y w dprevent the cater ng? of {the ,lod'pf, offfife e-thread upontheneedle as the sai dgloo'pisbeiiig cast rr from: mes nauei f \Yhilethe'sliiittle' is beclamp 72 comesup'ontlie needle hrafl lclaiilgp ing it firmly against the sheave g "and hold ingit there and while the take-up completes its strokeit'qset m rsritci uie latter part of the movement of the take-up draws the, auxiliary take-up down against a stop 34. )Vhile the thread is so locked'ahd'justasthei awl is about rising again through "the stock, the thread pull-off is raised by or through the action of the rock-shaft f, before described, and its sheave at is made to pull off from the thread-supply or tension device sufficient thread for the next stitch to be made, the extent of movement of the said pull-off being governed, it will be remembered, by the position of the frame f, which is variable, according to the thickness of stock under the presser-foot.

In the machine herein described it will be noticed that all the levers which are horizontal, or substantially so, are pivoted upon a stationary shaft located below the center of the cam-shaft, and the roller or other studs carried by the said levers are engaged by the cam-grooves at points below the said camshaft. This construction saves power and insures easier movements or movements with out jar, which results also in the saving of wear upon the parts and is a matter of very considerable importance, and owing to said construction the machine may be run at greatly-increased speed without breakage of parts or without tremulous motions to disarrange the proper working of the parts.

Referring to Fig. 15, the stud 89 during the downward movement of the left-hand end of the lever e acts to disengage the pawl e from the dog a", and at the sametime the end 189 of the said lever acts on the extension 6 of the pawl e to disengage it from the dog 6 lVe have herein shown and described certain apparatus for actuating and controlling the presser-foot, but the said apparatus is not herein claimed, because the sameis made the subject-matter of claim in application,Serial No. 384,407, filed March 10, 1891.

We claim- 1. The presser-foot-carrying lever, a stud about which it is free to oscillate, a reciprocating or sliding framef, connected to the said lever at one end, the needle and complemental stitch-forming mechanism, and a pulloff independent of the said needle, combined with intermediate devices between the said frame and the rock-shaft carrying the pulloff, whereby the rise and fall of the presserfoot upon varying thicknesses of stock results crease or decrease the amount of thread pulled off by the pull-off, substantially as described.

2. A circularly-moving shuttle, its race or guide, and a thread-lifter to engage the needle-thread and aid in opening the loop formed in the said thread for the entrance of the shuttle, a hooked needle, and its segment, combined with the needle-guide independent of said needle, its segment, shaft 1), pinion b and toothed sector-lever b and means to actuate the lever and thereby oscillate said needleguide positively to cover the hook of the nee- .dle while the shuttle is passing through the tially as described.

' 3. 'lhework-support, the lever c',the presser-foot, the pin 3, and the frame f, made movable by the presser-foot lever, according to vapresser-foot an d work-support, combined with the slide-box, means to move it, connections between it and the said frame, the thread pull-off, the rock-shaft to which it is attached, and connections between the said rock-shaft and the slide-box, substantially as described.

4. The hooked needle to draw a loop of thread through the stock,combined with the thread-lifter to engage the loop of needlethread and aid in opening the said loop for the passage of the shuttle through it, the lever m, to which the said lifter is attached, the lever m and the grooved cam to actuate the lever m positively, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The hooked needle, the presser-foot-carrying lever, the stud about which it is free to oscillate, a reciprocating sliding frame f, connected to the said lever at one end and guided at its other end, an oscillating slide-box pivoted on said frame, and a pull-otf, combined with intermediate devices between the said slide-box and the rock-shaft carrying the pullin lowering and raising said frame to thus inclamp-pinion 17 attached to said shaft, and the ,l'oop cast off from the said needle, substanriations in thickness of the stock between the v off, whereby the rise and fall of the presserfoot upon varying thicknesses of stock lowers and raises the said frame to increase and decrease the amount of thread pulled off by the pull-01f, substantially as described.

6. The presser-foot-carryin g lever, the fra me f, and the pin 3, carried thereby and entering ing a roller or other stud, and the shaft A,

combined with the cams O D, having grooves to receive the roller-studs on the lever t and the said yoke, the said rollers or other studs being in substantially the vertical plane of the longitudinal center of the said shaft, whereby the lever and yoke are made to move the looper positively, snbstantiallv as described. 8. The main take-up 9 the pull-off, and the sheave 9, located between them, combined with the. pivoted clamping-lever h, the rockshaft 72. and its arms, a link 7L5, and means to connect it with one of the arms of the said rock-shat t in an adjustable manner to provide for the diameter of the thread being used, and the lever h, whereby the said clampinglever is moved, and means to positively actuate said rock-shaft to clamp the needle-thread positively at the proper time, substantially as described.

9. The sheave g, the clamping-lever h, the rock-shaft having an arm to engage one end of the clamping-lever and having a second arm 7L3, combined with the lever h means to actuate said lever, and adjustable connections between said lever h and the arm h of the rock-shaft, whereby the clamping-lever may be made to clamp the thread with any desired pressure and at the desired time, substantially as described.

10. The hooked needle to draw a loop of thread through the stock, the lever m, and the thread-lifter having a laterally-extended projection fitted into a hole in the said lever, combined with means to clamp the said projection in the said lever, the said projection being freely adjustable in said lever both toward and from the said needle and about the said projection as a center to thereby enable the said thread-lifter to be placed in correct position with relation to the needle, according to the diameter of the latter, substantially as described.

11. The hooked needle and the looper, com

bined with the guide-bar a the slide-bar n fitted to slide in the said guidebar and having the thread-hook n at one end and a roll at its opposite end, and a cam to receive said roll and actuate the said slide-bar positively to enable its hook to engage the needle-thread between the stock and the looper preparatory to the needle drawing the loop through the stockto thus aid in forming aloop of the proper length to avoid the rending of the needle-thread across the hook of the needle.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ZAOHARY T. FRENCH. WILLIAM C. MEYER. Vitnesses:

GEo. W. GREGORY, EMMA J. BENNETT. 

